NCT01060852

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine whether a media literacy education program taught be teacher to late elementary school students (grades 3-5) positively affected students' critical thinking skills and substance use-related health outcomes.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
679

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2006

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2006

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2007

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2007

Completed
2.7 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 29, 2010

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 2, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

April 11, 2014

Status Verified

April 1, 2014

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

January 29, 2010

Last Update Submit

April 10, 2014

Conditions

Alcohol DrinkingTobacco Smoking

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Intent to alcohol or tobacco products

    2 weeks: pretest and posttest

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Understanding of the persuasive intent of advertising

    2 weeks: pretest and posttest

  • Media deconstruction skills

    2 weeks: pretest and posttest

  • Interest in alcohol-branded merchandise

    2 weeks: pretest and posttest

  • Self-efficacy to refuse offers to use alcohol or tobacco products

    2 weeks: pretest and posttest

Study Arms (1)

Media Detective

EXPERIMENTAL

10-lesson elementary school, substance use prevention program developed based upon the Message Interpretation Processing model designed to increase children's critical thinking skills about media messages and reduce intent to use tobacco and alcohol products.

Behavioral: Media Detective

Interventions

Media DetectiveBEHAVIORAL

10-lesson elementary school, media literacy education, substance use prevention program. Each lesson takes approximately 45 minutes to teach and was taught every school day for 2 weeks.

Also known as: Media literacy education
Media Detective

Eligibility Criteria

Age7 Years - 12 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Must be able to read and write in English

You may not qualify if:

  • None

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

innovation Research & Training

Durham, North Carolina, 27707, United States

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcohol DrinkingTobacco Smoking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Drinking BehaviorBehaviorSmokingTobacco Use

Study Officials

  • Janis B Kupersmidt, PhD

    Innovation Research & Training

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Senior Research Scientist

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 29, 2010

First Posted

February 2, 2010

Study Start

March 1, 2006

Primary Completion

June 1, 2007

Study Completion

June 1, 2007

Last Updated

April 11, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-04

Locations

US(1)